Welcome to the Minnesota Chapter
of Lambda Alpha International
Upcoming LAI MN Events
Reimagine Downtown Saint Paul: Transforming the Core
Location: Osborn360 (370 Wabasha Street North, Saint Paul, MN 55102) – on the fourth floor in the Superior room. Click here for parking options.
Agenda:
3:30 PM Registration
4:00 PM Program Begins
Social Hour at Kincaid’s (380 Saint Peter St, Saint Paul, MN 55102)
Important Notice: Pedestrian access to the Osborn 360 building has undergone temporary changes due to the ongoing Osborne Plaza Improvements Project. Please take a look at the image below, which highlights the current pedestrian access route in blue. These temporary updates provide a more direct access to the building lobby.
Program Overview
Downtown Saint Paul stands at an inflection point, and this program offers a frontrow seat to the strategies shaping its future. Join LAI MN to hear from Dave Higgins, President of the Saint Paul Downtown Development Corporation, as he shares how a new development model is driving reinvestment and revitalization in the City’s core. Drawing from the Downtown Investment Strategy unveiled in 2024, this program will explore how targeted real estate acquisitions, innovative deal structures, and office to residential conversions are helping reimagine downtown as a more vibrant, resilient, and livable place. Dave will provide insights into the Saint Paul Downtown Development Corporation’s origin story, early investments, the results of a recent conversion feasibility study, and why a centralized development organization is critical to unlocking longterm economic and residential stability for Saint Paul and the broader region.
Guest Speaker: Dave Higgins
President, Saint Paul Downtown Development Corporation
With more than two decades of experience, Dave Higgins has expertise across the life cycle of real estate development and investment. He previously worked on large-scale urban redevelopment and public-private partnership initiatives in Boston and New York City, including four years with the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the real estate group of global law firm DLA Piper. Other prior roles include chief operating officer of Business Technology Partners in New York and vice president of development for both McGough and Roers Companies in Minnesota. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Colby College in Maine and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law.
About the Saint Paul Downtown Development Corporation
Serving as that catalyst for change, The Saint Paul Downtown Development Corporation is a nonprofit real estate development and finance organization focused on advancing redevelopment initiatives in downtown Saint Paul. A subsidiary of the Saint Paul Downtown Alliance, the organization continues to expand their portfolio by partnering with local public and private stakeholders, developers, and investors that prioritize urban development and revitalization with a commitment to accelerating the next chapter and long-term success of Minnesota’s capitol city.
For more information, visit downtownstpaul.com/ddc.
United by Land. Connected by Expertise.
Lambda Alpha International (LAI) is the global network for distinguished professionals in all fields related to land economics and the use and development of land.
For more than 30 years our Minnesota chapter of LAI has been connecting individuals with a broad range of
professional expertise who share a common interest in land economics.